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1 Samuel 17:24

When the men of Israel all saw the man, they fled from him, and were very frightened.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   Championship;   Cowardice;   Decision;   Doubting;   Jesse;   Thompson Chain Reference - Bible Stories for Children;   Children;   Courage-Fear;   Cowardice;   Home;   Pleasant Sunday Afternoons;   Powerlessness;   Religion;   Stories for Children;   Weakness, Human;   Weakness-Power;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Goliath;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Philistia, philistines;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Giant;   Samuel, Books of;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Goliath;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When all the Israelite men saw Goliath, they retreated from him terrified.
Hebrew Names Version
All the men of Yisra'el, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid.
King James Version
And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid.
Lexham English Bible
When all the men of Israel saw the man, they fled from his presence and were very afraid.
English Standard Version
All the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him and were much afraid.
New Century Version
When the Israelites saw Goliath, they were very much afraid and ran away.
New English Translation
When all the men of Israel saw this man, they retreated from his presence and were very afraid.
New American Standard Bible
When all the men of Israel saw the man, they fled from him and were very fearful.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And all the men of Israel, when they sawe the man, ranne away from him, and were sore afraied.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now all the men of Israel saw the man, and they fled from him and were greatly afraid.
Contemporary English Version
When the Israelite soldiers saw Goliath, they were scared and ran off.
Complete Jewish Bible
When the soldiers from Isra'el saw the man, they all ran away from him, terrified.
Darby Translation
And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him and were greatly afraid.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Israelite soldiers saw Goliath and ran away. They were all afraid of him.
George Lamsa Translation
And all the men of Israel, when they saw the mighty man, were afraid and fled from him.
Good News Translation
When the Israelites saw Goliath, they ran away in terror.
Literal Translation
And when they saw the man, all the men of Israel ran from him, and were very much afraid.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But euery man of Israel, whan he sawe the man, fled from him, and was sore afrayed of him.
American Standard Version
And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid.
Bible in Basic English
And all the men of Israel, when they saw him, went in flight, overcome with fear.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And all the people of Israel, when they sawe the man, ranne away from him, and were sore afrayde.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid.
King James Version (1611)
And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid.
English Revised Version
And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid.
Berean Standard Bible
When all the men of Israel saw Goliath, they fled from him in great fear.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne alle men of Israel hadden seyn `the man, thei fledden fro his face, and dredden hym greetli.
Young's Literal Translation
and all the men of Israel when they see the man flee from his presence, and are greatly afraid.
Update Bible Version
And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were very afraid.
Webster's Bible Translation
And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were exceedingly afraid.
World English Bible
All the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid.
New King James Version
And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him and were dreadfully afraid.
New Living Translation
As soon as the Israelite army saw him, they began to run away in fright.
New Life Bible
When all the men of Israel saw the man, they ran away from him and were very much afraid.
New Revised Standard
All the Israelites, when they saw the man, fled from him and were very much afraid.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from before him, and feared exceedingly.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And all the Israelites, when they saw the man, fled from his face, fearing him exceedingly.
Revised Standard Version
All the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were much afraid.
THE MESSAGE
The Israelites, to a man, fell back the moment they saw the giant—totally frightened. The talk among the troops was, "Have you ever seen anything like this, this man openly and defiantly challenging Israel? The man who kills the giant will have it made. The king will give him a huge reward, offer his daughter as a bride, and give his entire family a free ride."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When all the men of Israel saw the man, they fled from him and were greatly afraid.

Contextual Overview

12Now David was the son of the Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, named Jesse, who had eight sons. Jesse was old in the days of Saul, advanced in years among men. 13His three older sons had followed Saul into battle. The names of his three sons who went to battle were Eliab, the firstborn; next, Abinadab; and third, Shammah. 14David was the youngest. Now the three oldest followed Saul, 15but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father's flock at Bethlehem. 16The Philistine [Goliath] came out morning and evening, and took his stand for forty days. 17Then Jesse said to David his son, "Take for your brothers an ephah of this roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread and run quickly to the camp to your brothers. 18"Also take these ten cuts of cheese to the commander of the unit. See how your brothers are doing and bring back news of them. 19"Now they are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines." 20So David got up early in the morning, left the flock with a keeper, picked up the provisions and went just as Jesse had directed him. And he came to the encampment as the army was going out in battle formation shouting the battle cry. 21Israel and the Philistines drew up in battle formation, army against army.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

him: Heb. his face, 1 Samuel 13:6, 1 Samuel 13:7

sore: 1 Samuel 17:11, Leviticus 26:36, Numbers 13:33, Deuteronomy 32:30, Isaiah 7:2, Isaiah 30:17

Reciprocal: Revelation 13:4 - who is able

Cross-References

Genesis 12:4
So Abram departed [in faithful obedience] as the LORD had directed him; and Lot [his nephew] left with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.
Genesis 17:1
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, "I am God Almighty; Walk [habitually] before Me [with integrity, knowing that you are always in My presence], and be blameless and complete [in obedience to Me].
Genesis 17:17
Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, "Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?"
Genesis 17:19
But God said, "No, Sarah your wife shall bear you a son indeed, and you shall name him Isaac (laughter); and I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant and with his descendants after him.
Genesis 17:20
"As for Ishmael, I have heard and listened to you; behold, I will bless him, and will make him fruitful and will greatly multiply him [through his descendants]. He will be the father of twelve princes (chieftains, sheiks), and I will make him a great nation.
Romans 4:11
He received the sign of circumcision, a seal or confirmation of the righteousness which he had by faith while [he was still] uncircumcised—this was so that he would be the [spiritual] father of all who believe without being circumcised—so that righteousness would be credited to them,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man,.... Even as it should seem before they heard him; knowing who he was, and what he was about to say, having seen and heard him forty days running:

fled from him, and were sore afraid; it is pretty much a whole army should be afraid of one man, and flee from him; they must be greatly forsaken of God, and given up by him, see Deuteronomy 32:30; but perhaps they were not so much afraid of personal danger from him, as that they could not bear to hear his blasphemy.


 
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